Ukuvakasha KweGorilla: Umbutho Oguqukayo Okhulisa Intuthuko E-Uganda

I-Global Mountain Gorilla Census at 51% Ibeka Ukuphumula Izimangalo Eziqagelwayo

Ungqongqoshe ophumayo wase-Uganda Wezokuvakasha Zasendle Nezinto Zasendulo, uProf. Ephrahim Kamuntu, namhlanje ekuseni, Disemba 16, 2019, wethule i-gorilla yasezintabeni abantu endaweni Enkulu Yokongiwa kweVirunga ngokumemezela inani lomhlaba wonke osekunesikhathi lilindelwe lezilwane ezisengozini yokushabalala phakathi kweRwanda, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), ne-Uganda. Lokhu kube ngemva kokukhishwa kwemiphumela Yobalobantu lukaZibandlela wezi-2018 ekhishwe e-Kampala Serena International Conference Centre.

Kwethulwa yi-UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) Isikhulu Esithintana Nomphakathi, uGessa Simplicious, ukwethulwa kwethulwa ngokubambisana neGreater Virunga Transboundary kanye ne-Bwindi-Sarambwe ecosystem kuveza ukuthi inani lamagorila (gorilla beringei) emngceleni wamakilomitha-skwele angama-340 ihlathi elivikelwe liye lenyuka lafinyelela ku-459 emaqenjini angu-50 kanye nabantu abangu-13 lisuka kwabalinganiselwa ku-400 ngo-2011.

Ihlanganiswe nemiphumela eshicilelwe yocwaningo lwe-Virunga Mastiff 2015/16 lwama-604, isibalo somhlaba simi ku-1,063. Okutholakele kumisa ukuqagela ngezinombolo zama-gorilla ezibeka i-Uganda ku-51% yenani labantu bese kuthi ama-49% asele abelane phakathi kwamazwe amathathu.

Lesi yisibalo sesihlanu sale ndawo futhi esokuqala ukufaka iSarambwe Nature Reserve kusukela kwaqala ucwaningo ngeminyaka yawo-1970.

Ucwaningo

Endulele isimemezelo sikangqongqoshe ohloniphekile, i-Warden of the Ecological Monitoring and Research Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA), uJoseph Arinitwe, uthe lolu hlelo luqale emaphethelweni asempumalanga yehlathi kuya eSarambwe Nature Reserve entshonalanga.

Ibandakanye amalungu ohlolovo aqeqeshiwe angaphezu kwama-75 emaqenjini ayi-6 ezindaweni ezingamamitha angama-250 kuye kwangama-500 ngokwesekwa ohulumeni basekhaya kanye nemiphakathi ehlala ezindaweni ezivikelekile. Ahamba ngezikhawu ezijwayelekile ngezikhathi okuvunyelwene ngazo ngokushintshana kwamaviki ama-2 ngayinye iqoqa izindlovu, ama-duiker, nendle yama-gorilla ezidlekeni ezintsha lapho amasampula ayeqoqwa futhi alondolozelwa ukuhlaziywa kofuzo. Ukushicilelwa okwengeziwe kulindeleke ocwaningweni. Izimpawu zemisebenzi yabantu nazo zacwaningwa. Iqembu lakhuthazela ezindaweni ezimangelengele, izikhukhula, amagatsha nokulunywa yizinambuzane eziyinselele.

U-Arinitwe ugcizelele ukubaluleka kwezinhlolovo ekuqapheni izitayela kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi amasu okonga ayasebenza.

Izilwane zasendle zase-Uganda

Emele Ibhodi Labaphathiswa be-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), uDkt. Pantaleon Kasoma uphinde wagcizelela inani lemali etholwa ngama-gorilla, ephawula ukuthi kunezinye izindawo zokongiwa kwemvelo ezweni ezingakhiqizi imali ekhokhwa ngenzuzo evela kuma-gorilla. ama-gorilla.

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uMhlonishwa uSuubi Kiwanda, ubonge ungqongqoshe ophumayo ngomzamo wakhe wokuguqula iHuman Wildlife Conflict ibe yiHuman Wildlife Relationship njengoba esedabule izwe lonke eqwashisa imiphakathi eyakhele iNational Parks and Wildlife corridors kanye nokwabelana ngemali.

Amazwi Okugcina KaNgqongqoshe Ophumayo

Enkulumweni engathathwa njengenkulumo yakhe yokugcina ngaphambi kokuveza imiphumela yokubalwa kwabantu, uSolwazi Kamuntu akakwazanga ukwamukela ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha ongenayo uMhlonishwa. Tom Buttime. Abanye ababekhona bekuyiNxusa laseJapan e-Uganda uKazuaki Kameda; Ungqongqoshe Wezwe Lezokuvakasha u-Suubi Kiwanda; Unobhala Omkhulu we-MTWA Doreen Katusime; UMqondisi Wezokuvakasha uMnu. James Lutalo; UDkt. Andrew Seguya, Unobhala Omkhulu ku-Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration; UDkt. Gladys Kalema, i-Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH); UMqondisi Omkhulu i-UWA, uSam Mawanda; UMqondisi Wezinsizakalo Zebhizinisi i-UWA, uStephen Masaba; USolwazi Robert Bitariho waseNyuvesi yaseMbarara; kanye ne-ITFC (Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation) Jonathan Ainebyona PRO – Association of Uganda Tour Operators(AUTO) kanye nenqwaba yabanye ososayensi nabacwaningi.

Ecaphuna uMthethosisekelo WeRiphabhulikhi Yase-Uganda USolwazi Kamuntu uthe, "UMthethosisekelo WeRiphabhulikhi yase-Uganda ubekelwe ukuvikela nokukhuthaza imithombo yemvelo ebalulekile ehlanganisa umhlaba, umoya, amaxhaphozi, izitshalo nezilwane egameni lezizukulwane ezizayo."

Mayelana nenkolo wathi, “UNkulunkulu wadala owesilisa nowesifazane futhi wanika umhlaba ngaphansi kokuqondisa komuntu. Ngakho-ke, sinomthwalo wemfanelo wokuvikela hhayi abantu base-Uganda kuphela kodwa lonke uhlanga lwesintu.”

Siyabonga

Ubonge abamele izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe, wathi ama-gorilla ngabe ashabalale ngaphandle kokusekelwa yiwo. Kuhlanganisa IGCP (International Gorilla Conservation Programme), ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature), RDB (Rwanda Development Board), ITFC (The Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation), WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), CTPH (Conservation Through Ezempilo Yomphakathi), i-Diane Fosey Gorilla Fund, WWF (World Wildlife Fund), BMCT (Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust), IGCP (The International Gorilla Conservation Programme), Gorilla Doctors, kanye no-UC Davis.

Ngaphandle kwama-gorilla, uthe izwe liphethe i-Big Five Plus Two - okungama-gorilla nezimfene; I-11% yezinhlobo zezinyoni emhlabeni jikelele ezibalelwa ku-50% wezinhlobo zezinyoni zase-Afrika; 39% wezilwane ezincelisayo; 19% wezilwane ezihlala emanzini; izinhlobo zezimvemvane ezingu-1,249 600; kanye nezinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezingu-XNUMX.

"Ezokuvakasha zingumfutho ogqugquzela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Uganda nge-US$1.5 billion engenisa imali yangaphandle kanye no-8% wabasebenzi ngo-10% womhlaba ozinikele ekongiweni," kusho ungqongqoshe.

Indlela Enhle

Uveze ukuthi ukwanda kwezibalo zama-gorilla nezilwane zasendle zizonke njengokumela indlela enhle yentuthuko edlula izinombolo zangaphambi kwenkululeko. Nokho uvumile ukuthi kunezinselelo eziza ngokwanda kwezibalo okubalwa nengcindezi yabantu.

Uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi i-Uganda isazibophezele ku-Greater Virunga Wildlife Transboundary Conservation, ngoba ama-gorilla anikeza isibonelo sokuthi kufanele sisuse imingcele phakathi kwabantu. Abamele abavela eRwanda nase-DRC bebengekho ngokusobala.

Etholwe ngo-1902 kuphela, uKaputeni uRobert von Beringe emzamweni wakhe wokudweba imingcele ye-German East Africa, ama-gorilla ekugcineni alethwa ukunaka komhlaba wonke umcwaningi u-Diane Fossey owagqugquzelwa uDkt. “inja yokuzingela ngokungemthetho” edumile, u-Digit, i-gorilla yasezintabeni akha isibopho nayo ekuphileni nasekufeni ekhuthaza idrama ka-1988 ethi “Gorillas in The Mist.”